Cedric Maxwell vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Cedric Maxwell that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Cedric Maxwell

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Cedric Maxwell: 1977-78 to 1987-88
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Cedric Maxwell 2 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Cedric Maxwell 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Cedric Maxwell 8 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Cedric Maxwell 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Cedric Maxwell 1 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Cedric Maxwell 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Cedric Maxwell 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Cedric Maxwell 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Cedric Maxwell 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Cedric Maxwell 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Cedric Maxwell 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cedric Maxwell 12.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Maxwell 6.3 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Cedric Maxwell 2.2 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Cedric Maxwell 0.8 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Cedric Maxwell 0.5 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cedric Maxwell 10,465 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Cedric Maxwell 5,261 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Cedric Maxwell 1,862 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Cedric Maxwell 671 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Cedric Maxwell 433 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Cedric Maxwell 835 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cedric Maxwell .546 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Cedric Maxwell .053 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cedric Maxwell .784 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cedric Maxwell 19.0 (1979) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Maxwell 9.9 (1979) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Cedric Maxwell 2.9 (1979) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cedric Maxwell 1.2 (1979) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cedric Maxwell 0.9 (1979) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Cedric Maxwell 10.9 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Maxwell 5.4 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Cedric Maxwell 1.9 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Cedric Maxwell 0.7 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Cedric Maxwell 0.5 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Cedric Maxwell 1,116 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Cedric Maxwell 553 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Cedric Maxwell 194 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Cedric Maxwell 74 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Cedric Maxwell 50 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Cedric Maxwell 102 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Cedric Maxwell .545 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Cedric Maxwell .000 * Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Cedric Maxwell .777 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Cedric Maxwell 18.2 (1980) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Cedric Maxwell 10.0 (1980) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Cedric Maxwell 3.3 (1983) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Cedric Maxwell 1.5 (1982) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Cedric Maxwell 1.1 (1980) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.